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Black Friday and What it Means for Dealers

Black Friday. Typically regarded as the first day of the Christmas shopping season, stores offer special prices and deals that result in a mad dash of frenzied shoppers the day after Thanksgiving. Some people dread the crowds and traffic, but almost a third of Americans in 2017 braved the mob to shop for Christmas gifts for loved ones or find sweet deals.

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Are TV and Radio Still Enough for Car Dealers?

When I talk to car dealers about their digital marketing strategy, a lot of times I hear something along the lines of, “We’ve gotten along just fine doing radio spots, TV ads and direct mail, why do we need digital marketing now?” They do make a good point. What they’ve been doing was good enough in the past, so it should still be enough… right?

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Convenience: A Strategy for Higher Profits Part 2

Picking up on our discussion of convenience as a pricing strategy let’s examine the results of the convenience audit we provided and address one of the major issues it most likely revealed. If you did not complete the audit or read part one, you can find those here: Most likely your audit revealed long wait times to get into the F&I office, as this is a common complaint among customers.

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